essay and sentences

agree 

Tom agreed to help me. 

appear 

His health appeared to be better. 

arrange 

Naomi arranged to stay with her cousin in Miami. 

ask [8] 

She asked to leave. 

begin [13] 

He began to talk. 

can't bear [14] 

He can't bear to be alone. 

can't stand [14] 

Nancy can't stand to work the late shift. 

care 

He doesn't care to participate in the activity. 

cease [14] 

The government ceased to provide free healthcare. 

choose [8] 

I chose to help. 

claim 

She claimed to be a princess. 

continue [14] 

She continued to talk. 

decide 

We decided to go to Hawaii. 

demand 

He demanded to speak to Mr. Harris. 

deserve 

He deserves to go to jail. 

dread [13] 

I dread to think what might happen. 

expect [8] 

They expect to arrive early. 

fail 

He failed to get enough money to pay for the new project. 

forget [13] 

I forgot to lock the door when I left. 

get (be allowed to) 

Debbie gets to go to the concert next week! Why can't I? 

happen 

She happened to be at the bank when it was robbed. 

hate [14] 

He hates to clean dishes. 

hesitate 

She hesitated to tell me the problem. 

hope 

I hope to begin college this year. 

intend 

We intend to visit you next spring. 

learn 

I learned to speak Japanese when I was a kid. 

like [14] 

Samantha likes to read. 

love [14] 

We love to scuba dive. 

manage 

He managed to open the door without the key. 

need [8,13] 

I need to study. 

neglect [14] 

She neglected to tell me the date of the meeting. 

offer 

Frank offered to drive us to the supermarket. 

plan 

We plan to go to Europe this summer. 

prefer [14] 

He prefers to eat at 7 PM. 

prepare [8] 

They prepared to take the test. 

pretend 

The child pretended to be a monster. 

promise [8] 

She promised to stop smoking. 

propose [14] 

Drew proposed to pay for the trip. 

refuse 

The guard refused to let them enter the building. 

regret [13] 

I regret to inform you that your application was rejected. 

remember [13] 

Did you remember to lock the door when you left? 

seem 

Nancy seemed to be disappointed. 

start [13] 

Marge started to talk really fast. 

swear 

She swore to tell the truth. 

tend 

He tends to be a little shy. 

threaten [8] 

He threatened to leave forever. 

try [13] 

Mary tried to lift the table, but it was too heavy. 

vow 

He vowed to get revenge. 

wait 

She waited to buy a movie ticket. 

want [8] 

I want to study Spanish. 

wish [8] 

I wish to stay. 

would like [8]  (meaning "wish" or "want") 

We would like to start now. 

yearn 

Melanie yearns to travel somewhere exotic.